US10709268B2 - Sliding collapsable shoe tree - Google Patents
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- the disclosed subject matter relates, generally, to storage apparatus, and more particularly, an improved shoe storage apparatus that folds into a compact form factor and slides away for long-term storage and slides out for shoe selection.
- Shoes and other apparel can quickly cause clutter and safety hazards when left out in open areas of a home.
- Avid shoppers can have 10 or 20 or more pairs of shoes that are not often worn.
- Shoe boxes are individual and, when stacked, can easily fall down. For example, a whole column of shoe boxes can fall by trying to fish out a shoe box at the bottom of the column.
- Conventional shoe storage apparatus is often bulky, such as vertical shoe trees that take away from clothing storage and horizontal shoe trees that take away from floor space.
- a sliding shoe tree and a storage method are disclosed.
- the shoe tree comprises a vertical trunk member with a handle.
- Multiple horizontal branches are spaced along a span of the trunk, in various possible configurations.
- the horizontal branch has a rigid portion that extends in a generally perpendicular manner from the vertical trunk member.
- the handle allows the shoe tree to be easily slid under, and retrieved from under, a bed.
- the horizontal branch also has a rotatable portion on each end that extends from an end of the horizontal branch on one end and is connected by a living hinge.
- a shoe bag slides onto the rotatable portion and is then locked into place. When locked into place, the overall space consumed by the shoe tree is much smaller.
- the horizontal branches can be moved up and down the vertical trunk member to adjust relative spacing between shoes when folded into storage mode.
- shoes can be more easily stored.
- the shoe trees collapse and mate to store many shoes in an organized space.
- the shoe trees can also be collapsed and stood up in a closet, out of the way.
- FIG. 1 is a side view of a shoe tree, according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a side view of a rotating branch on the shoe tree of FIG. 1 , according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a side view of a shoe tree, according to a second embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a side view of a rotating branch on the shoe tree of FIG. 3 , according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating a method of storing shoes in a shoe tree.
- FIG. 1 is a side view of a shoe tree 100 , according to an embodiment.
- the shoe tree 100 has a vertical (or non-vertical) trunk member 201 (or 301 ) with a handle 229 .
- Multiple horizontal (or non-horizontal) branches 202 (or 302 ) are spaced along a span of the trunk, in various possible configurations.
- the horizontal branch has a rigid portion that extends in a generally perpendicular manner from the vertical trunk member.
- a shoe bag 210 for shoes 230 slides onto a shoe support member 203 (or 303 ) coupled to each of the horizontal branches.
- the horizontal branches also have a rotatable portion which rotates to lock the shoe bag 210 into the shoe tree 100 for storage.
- the vertical trunk member can be an elongated structural support member having a proximal end and a distal end.
- the vertical trunk can be a single member or be composed of several section members.
- the vertical trunk member can be composed of steel, hard plastic, hard rubber, wood, or any other appropriate material for support. In one embodiment, the vertical trunk member supports two shoes, and in another embodiment, supports twenty shoes.
- the shoe tree 100 collapses when the horizontal branches are folded into place over a living hinge 209 (or 309 , 409 ).
- the shoe tree 100 when unfolded can allow easier access for taking shoes in and out of the shoe bag 210 , and when folded can allow compression of space taken up by the shoe tree 100 .
- shoe trees are stacked on top of each other.
- These stacked shoe trees can have interlocking components on one side of a bottom shoe tree, allowing an opposite side of a top shoe tree to be easily stacked into a supported configuration.
- a single shoe tree could store two to twenty or so pairs of shoes.
- a stacked shoe tree couple can be configured in an interlocking support to store over 100 pairs of shoes.
- a first and a second side of a shoe tree can both mate to adjacent shoe trees.
- An interlocking mechanism can have mated sides that interlock when a female side of a first shoe tree mates with a male side of a second shoe tree. Many other variations are possible.
- the handle allows the shoe tree 100 to be easily slid under, and retrieved from under, a bed. Therefore, rather than using closet space for shoe storage, the shoe tree 100 can be loaded up with shoe bags and slid under a bed for long-term storage. When it is time to retrieve a pair of shoes, the handle provides leverage for pulling out the shoe tree 100 from beneath the bed.
- the handle can also be adapted for hanging from a bedroom closet pole.
- the handle is bolted to the vertical trunk member, on either side.
- the handle has a digital display related to shoes currently stored there.
- a label 239 maps out where each shoe is located.
- the label 239 can be manually generated or digitally generated. As a result, an exact shoe bag on the shoe tree 100 is identified for retrieving those shoes. In the event of multiple storage trees, the label 239 guides to a correct storage tree and to a shoe bag on that storage tree.
- One embodiment includes a smartphone mobile app for tracking locations of shoes within shoe tree configurations.
- FIG. 2 is a side view of a rotatable portion attached to the horizontal branch on the shoe tree of FIG. 1 , according to an embodiment.
- a direction of rotation for the rotatable portion locking into place is shown in FIG. 2 .
- a triangle is formed by the vertical trunk member, the horizontal branch, and the rotatable portion.
- the members can be made of a sturdy steel or hard plastic material, or other appropriate material.
- a horizontal branch is attached to a vertical trunk member and has a rotatable portion that extends from an end of the horizontal branch on one end. Another end of the rotatable portion extends from the rigid portion end back to the vertical trunk member to generally form a triangle.
- a shoe bag 210 slides onto the rotatable portion and is then locked into place on a hypotenuse part of the triangle.
- the shoe bag 210 can be a bag, a box, a net or any other type of appropriate container for shoes, boots, slippers, high heels, sandals, and the like.
- the shoe bag 210 can made of netting, vinyl, leather, plastic or any appropriate material.
- the shoe bag 210 can be self-supporting or wrapped around a frame.
- a Velcro or snap fastener can close the shoe bag 210 once the shoes 220 have been inserted.
- a tab on top of the shoe bag 210 is configured to slide onto the horizontal member. However, the shoes 220 can be put into and taken out of the shoe bag 210 without being removed from the horizontal member.
- shoe trees are laid side-by-side under a bed.
- An additional row of shoe trees can be layered on top of a base row.
- shoe trees are stored vertically.
- FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate yet another embodiment of a shoe tree.
- a vertical trunk member is pieced together in sections.
- sections For example, there can be just one section or ten sections.
- Each section of this instance includes three horizontal branches, each horizontal branch with two sides, to accommodate six pairs of shoes.
- the horizontal branches of FIGS. 3 and 4 are not identically sized as is the embodiment in FIGS. 1 and 2 . Instead, the three horizontal branches have openings that have successively larger diameters so to form a telescoping configuration or a nested configuration.
- a rotatable section locks into place generally parallel to the vertical trunk member rather than in a triangle shape (see rotating positions of shoe support member 303 ).
- the triangle shape for shoe space conserves space in storage mode compared to being open in access mode.
- One implementation uses a living hinge for rotation.
- FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating a method 500 for shoe storage, according to an embodiment.
- step 510 several member sections are screwed into each other to form an elongated member, of desired length. Additional member sections can be screwed in to make the shoe tree longer for holding more shoes.
- structural branches are adjusted into place around appropriate member sections.
- Each of the member sections has several openings at different locations along a length of the member sections. The configuration allows a user to move structural branches, relative to each other, to form different spacing positions. For example, a pair of boots may need more space than slippers.
- shoe nets or other shoe containers slide on to a rail of a shoe support and attach to form a basket for holding shoes.
- the structural branches are collapsed by rotating the shoe supports around living hinges connecting either side of the base to the shoe supports.
- a button in the handle can activate collapsing, as well as opening, of the shoe tree. Once collapsed, the shoe tree is well formed for sliding underneath a bed or onto a shelf. Another option is to stand-up the shoe tree against a closet wall.
- a next step stacks shoe trees on top of each other or adjacent to each other, structurally connected and supported by an interlock mechanism connected to each shoe tree.
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